2010 Press Releases

Oxners named state Farm Family of the Year

Veach's third term to lead Arkansas Farm Bureau

- Posted 12/3/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Randy Veach and Rich Hillman will continue as president and vice president, respectively, of Arkansas Farm Bureau following their re-election Friday. Delegates also re-elected seven board members during the final day of the organization’s 76th Annual...

Farm Bureau awards top women

- Posted 12/2/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

The Women’s Committee from Washington County is again Arkansas Farm Bureau’s top women’s group for 2010. The committee won its third consecutive Outstanding County Women’s Program award Thursday, Dec. 2, during Farm Bureau’s 76th Annual Conference at...

Craighead named top county Farm Bureau

- Posted 12/2/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Craighead County is the state’s top county Farm Bureau organization for 2010. Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach presented the President’s Award Dec. 2 to Craighead County President David Gairhan at the organization’s 76th Annual Convention a...

Arkansas Farm Bureau 2010 Convention Audio

- Posted 12/1/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

ARFB Convention addresses from Arkansas Governor, Mike Beebe and Randy Veach, president of Arkansas Farm Bureau, are available for download or streaming as MP3 audio files. Simply select the address you would like to hear in the player below.

Top Young Farmer and Rancher Finalists Profiled

Thanksgiving feast cost drops for second straight year

- Posted 11/12/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

It will cost families less to prepare the traditional Thanksgiving meal this year, due in part to discounted turkey prices. According to Arkansas Farm Bureau’s annual survey, it will cost a family of 10, on average, $39.61, or just under $4 per perso...

Agriculture Hall of Fame seeks nominations

- Posted 10/12/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Nominations are being accepted for the Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame was created 23 years ago to recognize Arkansans who are, or have been, pioneers in the farm industry. Additionally, it spotlights inductee...

Victory Named Farm Bureau Rural Health Coordinator

- Posted 10/4/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Jennifer Victory has been named rural health programs coordinator for Arkansas Farm Bureau. She has served as safety coordinator for the organization since 2006. She succeeds Ken Tillman who retired from the organization after 33 years.

Top Young Farmers & Ranchers named

Farm Bureau leaders will find “A Unity of Purpose” at conference

- Posted 7/6/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

More than 400 farm and ranch leaders will find “A Unity of Purpose” July 19-20 through speakers and workshops at Arkansas Farm Bureau’s 62nd annual Officers and Leaders Conference. The conference is at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Spr...

Eight District Farm Families of the Year Selected

- Posted 6/29/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

District winners of the 64th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program have been selected.
The eight district winners will be individually judged and the state winner will be announced at the Farm Family of the Year luncheon on Dec. 10 at the W

Dairy Foods Contest winners named

Farm Bureau honors the life of Whisenhunt

- Posted 5/30/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Andrew Whisenhunt, one of just 10 men to serve as president of Arkansas Farm Bureau over the organization’s 75-year history, lived his adult life promoting Arkansas agriculture and the rural way of life.

Arkansas Farm Bureau appoints summer interns 2010

- Posted 5/26/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Two college students are now getting work experience as summer interns with Arkansas Farm Bureau. Tara L. Johnson, 20, is the Public Relations intern. She is the daughter of Thomas and Linda Johnson of Lead Hill (Boone County). Johnson is a junior a

Farm Bureau names winners in safety poster contest

- Posted 5/4/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Arkansas Farm Bureau has announced the winners in its annual statewide safety poster contest. The contest is for elementary students in two categories, grades 1-3 and grades 4-6. It is designed to increase awareness on the part of the children and t

ASU junior receives Farm Bureau Vines Scholarship

- Posted 4/15/2010 at 12:00 a.m.

Shannon O’Nale of Cabot, a junior broadcast journalism major at Arkansas State University, is the 2010 recipient of Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Marvin Vines Memorial Scholarship. The award was announced at the University’s College of Communications Honors...

Glenn Named Outstanding Teacher by Farm Bureau

Agriculture Safety Awareness Week is March 7-13

Vocational agriculture students from high schools in Woodruff County will participate in a safety program at the Greenway John Deere dealership in Augusta, March 11. Arkansas Farm Bureau is conducting the event as part of Agriculture Safety Awareness...

Agriculture Hall of Fame to induct five new members 2010

Farm Bureau questions President’s budget changes

Arkansas Farm Bureau is questioning some of President Obama’s recent proposed budget changes. That proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2011 includes substantial cuts to farm programs, including a 25-percent cut to direct payments and an AGI reduction of ...

Arkansas Farm Bureau supports Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s effort to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating greenhouse gases. Last week the senator from Arkansas, who is chairwoman of the Senate Ag Committee, created a bipartisan effo...